Straight Shooter

1999
Unrated
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

750

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Dennis Hopper and Heino Ferch in Straight Shooter (1999)

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

After his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favoured and now work the nuclear power plant ... Read allAfter his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favoured and now work the nuclear power plant Atar II to kill one of them each day until the plant is shut down. His former drill sergea... Read allAfter his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favoured and now work the nuclear power plant Atar II to kill one of them each day until the plant is shut down. His former drill sergeant, Frank Hector, who now owns several night clubs and brothels, is the only one who might... Read all

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

750

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Goofs
The shooter is supposed to be a highly trained and experienced sniper. Yet he casually walks around the flat rooftops of tall buildings to stalk his victims, making him easily visible from adjacent buildings.

Connections
Features The Bridge (1959)

Soundtracks
Sleep Somehow
By Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt (as Wolfsheim)
Performed by Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt (as Wolfsheim)

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7/10

Surprisingly entertaining german thriller

Surprise, surprise. It seems as if with Thomas Bohn there is a german writer/director to watch. The movie may have some flaws and inconsistencies, but looking at lots of terrible other german movies, this is a real milestone. Usually german movies are not that entertaining, look at another failed attempt to create a thriller, Dominik Graf´s "Die Sieger", which more and more became a kind of drama during it´s running time. This one has a cool look, great cinematography and editing, and fine actors like Dennis Hopper, Heino Ferch (who really looks like Bruce Willis) and Katja Flint. Some points of the story are not very believable, but still this is the only german thriller that has a professional look and feel and thats a lot more than most of the german movies have.